The Idea Activists and Police Agree On
Why are cops still being sent to respond to mental health crises?
Jul 30th, 2020
The Summer of Glenn Grothman
Wisconsin representative’s latest brainstorm: suggesting anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist speak to Congress.
Jul 28th, 2020
Karofsky Swearing In During 100-Mile Run
New Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice will take oath 35 miles into a 100-mile ultramarathon.
Jul 28th, 2020
Most District Attorneys Running Unopposed
Just 6 of 72 counties in state have contested races. 33 counties haven’t had contested DA race since 2008.
Jul 27th, 2020
How Pandemic Could Reshape Our Cities
Fewer cars, more housing and sustainable infrastructure in cities like Milwaukee?
Jul 22nd, 2020
Kaul Joins Lawsuit Against ICE Rule
Colleges have protested rule that could mean international students lose their visas.
Jul 14th, 2020
Wisconsin Universities Slam ICE Rule
Rule means international students will have to leave the country if their school doesn't offer in-person classes.
Jul 10th, 2020
Butler Outspends Milwaukee on Per Capita Policing
Report shows Milwaukee trails 11 municipalities in state on per-person police spending.
Jul 6th, 2020
Republicans Flip-Flop on Local Control
First demanded local control of COVID-19 rules, now oppose county restrictions.
Jun 30th, 2020
Wisconsin Schools’ Racial Inequality Worst in U.S.
A report from a financial services website finds the highest graduation gap in Wisconsin.
Jun 27th, 2020
AG Sues Department of Education Over For-Profit College Rules
Secretary DeVos department repealed rules aimed at protecting students from fraud.
Jun 27th, 2020
State’s Police Forces Have Military Arsenals
Including 42 mine resistant vehicles, 2,300 semi-automatic rifles, dozens of night vision tools.
Jun 24th, 2020
State Will Soon Mail 2.7 Million Absentee Ballot Applications
After weeks of discussion, the Wisconsin Elections Commission has approved the ballot application language.
Jun 18th, 2020
UW System Wants To Borrow for Pandemic Costs
President Ray Cross asks legislature to convene a special session.
Jun 4th, 2020
Democrat Appointed Chair of State Elections Commission
Ann Jacobs will lead commission as it wrestles with election policy during a pandemic.
Jun 4th, 2020
DACA Families Left Out of Pandemic Aid
Parents of DACA recipients not eligible for stimulus checks and recipients excluded from emergency education grants.
May 28th, 2020
UW Faculty Blast President’s ‘Power Grab’
COVID-19 plan by UW System leader Ray Cross will centralize power, they charge.
May 26th, 2020
Elections Commission Notes ‘Lessons Learned’
Report says 23,186 ballots in April election were rejected and 120,989 never returned.
May 19th, 2020
Legislative Candidate Collected Signatures By Mail
Deb Andraca received five times the necessary nomination signatures.
May 16th, 2020
Tiffany Wins Northwoods Special Election
Republican wins congressional race by 14 points, down from Trump’s 20 point margin in 2016.
May 13th, 2020
Pandemic Compounds Student Debt Crisis
64% of Wisconsin’s 2018 graduates had debt, averaging $31,705 per person.
May 5th, 2020
College Graduates Face a Shaky Future
Stressful, awful, sad, graduating into a cratered economy.
Apr 28th, 2020
Right-Wing Groups Linked to #ReopenWisconsin Campaign
Members of Americans for Prosperity, American Majority and John Birch Society have their hands in the campaign.
Apr 23rd, 2020
Wisconsin’s Missing Absentee Ballots
New Elections Commission data shows huge number of ballots across the state didn’t arrive on time.
Apr 20th, 2020
Reopen Wisconsin Rally Planned
A group is organizing a protest of the stay at home order, much like the one in Michigan.
Apr 16th, 2020
How Will Candidates Get Nomination Signatures?
Those running for fall elections can now gather signatures. But how to do this during a pandemic?
Apr 15th, 2020
Zoombombing, Phishing Threaten Governments
“What we’re seeing is an increase in all forms of cyberattacks.”
Apr 15th, 2020
Pandemic Decimates Urban Polling Places
Lack of workers leaves few voting sites open in Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Kenosha, Racine.
Apr 7th, 2020
Could Quarantine Cause More Domestic Violence?
Safer-at-Home not necessarily true for victims of child abuse.
Mar 25th, 2020
Change Election Laws, Mayors Urge
Mayors of Green Bay, Appleton, Neenah, call for a vote-by-mail only April election.
Mar 22nd, 2020
Wisconsin Court System Slows to A Crawl
State courts cancel all "non-essential" duties. Is the justice system still functioning?
Mar 19th, 2020
Extra Pens, Sanitized Voting Machines
Voting in spring election will be drastically changed by COVID-19, with many voting by mail.
Mar 17th, 2020
